Chic (album)

Chic is the self-titled debut album by Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1977.[1] The cover art featured two models, Valentine Monnier (left) and Alva Chinn (right), uncredited in a photograph taken by Frank Laffitte.

Chic
Studio album by
Chic
ReleasedNovember 22, 1977 (1977-11-22)
Recorded1977
StudioElectric Lady Studios and The Power Station, New York City
GenreDisco, R&B
LabelAtlantic
ProducerNile Rodgers
Bernard Edwards
Chic chronology
Chic
(1977)		 C'est Chic
(1978)
Singles from Chic
  1. "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)"
    Released: 1977
  2. "Everybody Dance"/"You Can Get By"
    Released: 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB–[2]
Pitchfork7.6/10[3]

Release

It includes the hit singles "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" - originally released on Buddah Records - (US Hot 100 #6, R&B #6, US Club Play #1, UK #6) and "Everybody Dance" (US Hot 100 #38, R&B #12, US Club Play #1, UK #9). Chic's debut album reached #27 on the US Pop charts, #12 on the R&B charts and was certified Gold by the RIAA, selling more than half a million copies.

Chic was released on compact disc by Atlantic Records/Warner Music in 1991. The album was digitally remastered and re-issued by Wounded Bird Records in 2006 and by Warner Music Japan in 2011.

Track listing

All tracks written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, except "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" and "São Paulo" by Edwards, Kenny Lehman, and Rodgers; all tracks produced by Edwards, Lehman, and Rodgers.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)"8:21
2."São Paulo"5:01
3."You Can Get By"5:36
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Everybody Dance"6:41
2."Est-ce que c'est Chic?"3:53
3."Falling in Love with You"4:29
4."Strike Up the Band"4:32

Personnel

Production
  • Bernard Edwards - record producer
  • Nile Rodgers - producer
  • Kenny Lehman - co-producer (track B1)
  • Bob Clearmountain - sound engineer
  • Bob Drake - engineer
  • Michael Frondelli - engineer
  • Ron Johnsen - engineer
  • Tom Savarese - engineer
  • Marc Kreiner, Tom Cossie - executive producers
  • Bob Defrin - art direction
  • Lynn Dresse Breslin - design
  • Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York; vocals and mixed at Power Station, New York

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. Henderson, Alex. Chic at AllMusic
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. Beta, Andy (December 12, 2018). "Chic / Sister Sledge: The Chic Organization 1977–1979". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  4. "American album certifications – Chic – Chic". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 17, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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